Windows Virtual PC is a downloadable add-on to Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise that allows you to run a Windows XP environments from within Windows 7.

You are not alone if you still use Windows XP, an operating system that came before Windows 7. W3Schools.com's log files report that over 19 percent of all site visitors used Windows XP as their ...

Microsoft announced on Thursday that the final version of the Windows XP virtual environment will be available on October 22, the day Windows 7 launches. Known as XP Mode, Microsoft’s new ...

Many of you did not upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, but are planning to upgrade to Windows 7. How dare you leave the Microsoft upgrade path? As a punishment, you can't upgrade directly ...

When the release candidate build of Windows 7 appeared in May 2009, Microsoft surprised almost everyone by announcing a solution: Windows XP Mode. On paper, this gives the new OS 100 per cent ...

Windows XP's most beloved factors are also driving Windows 7 to long-lasting stardom, even for Windows 8 adopters We love Windows 7: That’s the message loud and clear from people this week at ...

I purchased a bunch of cheap Windows 8 licenses, so I had a few I could pull from. But this is important: Your XP or Vista license won't do it. You need an actual code from 7 or 8. If you have a ...

Alan Joch has been an independent business and technology writer for more than a decade. His expertise includes server and desktop virtualization, cloud computing, emerging mobile applications, and ...

At 2.59 percent, Windows 7 carries less risk. That number dips down slightly to 2.42 percent for Windows XP. On top of that, Microsoft’s report also states that Windows 8.1 is the safest ...

Perhaps you should forget about Vista and Windows 7 altogether, opting for the mature XP instead? The choice might be easy. If you have old or extremely basic hardware, for instance, then XP will ...

Using Windows XP Mode business persons can access their custom-made software right from their Windows 7 desktop with a single click. Therefore, Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 gives you the best of ...

You can even make Windows 7 look like Windows XP with just a few tweaks. The default Windows 7 experience bears a strong similarity to Windows XP. (Click to enlarge.) By comparison, Windows 8 (and ...